TONY Blair will today give warning that people on both sides of the Atlantic will have to accept radical changes in their lifestyles to achieve significant cutbacks in greenhouse gases, which are responsible for global warming.
1. Why is there a need for national governments to take steps to control pollution?
2. The article refers to green taxes which were predicted for the first Labour budget. In the event there were significant increases in tax on petrol. Do you think the government's decision was altruistic or could there have been an underlying reason behind the decision to increase tax?
3. Developing countries are resistant to tighter controls being imposed on their industry. Explain why.
4. Tourism is becoming an increasingly important source of revenue for many third world countries. Assess the impact on these countries of the proposed increases in taxation on aviation fuel.
